Project Description
Annette Shawmyadminfreek2023-06-10T02:16:03+01:00
ACT for Grief & Loss (Psychwire) ACT for Trauma (Psychwire) Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (Psychwire) Life Coaching Practitioner Diploma (Achology) Mindfulness Practitioner Certificate (Achology) Counselling Practitioner Certificate (Achology)
PROFILE
Areas of Expertise
- Life Coaching
- Counselling
- Mindfulness
- CBT
- ACT
Languages Spoken
- English
Location
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Contact
COMMUNITY STATISTICS
Member since: 2nd June 2020
Last online: 7th June 2023
- Workshops hosted: 105 (this month: 2)
Workshops attended: 228 (this month: 2)
Clients helped: 167
Hours coached: 908 (this month: 24)
My life has been a long and winding road with a variety of bumps and junctions, including losing my parents at a young age, suffering overwhelming anxiety and stress, experiencing domestic abuse and always feeling somewhere between completely lost and acting a part in a real-life soap opera. I know what it feels like to wake up day after day, year after year, wishing my life was different and not knowing how to change it.
When I discovered coaching my life changed beyond recognition. I hired a Coach and began to work out who I am and why I’m here on this wonderful planet. I found the passion, direction and purpose that I’d been looking for all my life.
Having experienced the difference that having a Life Coach can make, I decided to train to be one myself. As I started to work helping others, I discovered that it brought me a wonderful fulfilment that I had never experienced before. I developed my learning further and studied Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). I found that applying the principles of ACT to myself took me to another even higher level of peace and enjoyment in my own experience of life. I wanted to extend this into my work helping others, so trained as an ACT Therapist.
Because of my past experiences, I’m passionate about helping people whose lives are impacted and influenced by the lasting effects of domestic abuse. Although people can start afresh outwardly, with a new home, job etc, they can continue to carry the effects of the abuse inwardly for years, potentially the rest of their lives, which can hugely impact their enjoyment of living.
After working closely with domestic abuse charities in my local area for a few years, I was honoured to be asked to become a Trustee of one, Dawn’s New Horizon, based in the Sprowston area of Norwich, UK. Through my work with charities and in my private practice, I have helped many people to transform their lives from merely surviving day to day, to thriving and really enjoying the opportunities that their new life chapter brings them.
My vision is to help you transform your life from merely surviving day to day, to thriving and reaching your full potential; to help you move on from ‘fire-fighting’ your way through life, to growing, flourishing and thriving. Working with me, you will find a safe and supportive space to grow into who you truly are deep in your heart; where you will practice using new tools to help you create the lasting change you want. Along our journey together you'll work out who you really are, how you want to show up every day and what you want to get from your wonderful one-time gift called life.
If you feel stuck or your life is clouded by unwelcome thoughts and
feelings, drop me a message and let's have a chat. I'm
here to help; you just need to take the first step and make contact. From then
on, we're a team!
WHAT I OFFER
Services
Annette Shaw is offering the following services and can be contacted directly if required:
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
When you live by the principles of Acceptance & Commitment
Therapy, you accept what’s out of your control and commit to action that
improves your life. It helps you live a much more rich, full & meaningful
life while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with it.
By learning how to incorporate ACT into your life, you can get out of your own
way and be the person who you really are deep in your heart, whether that's as
an individual in your own life or as a professional in your work helping
others.
How I work with ACT
I work using ACT in two ways: with individuals on a 1 to 1 basis and in groups
with Coaches / Therapists / Health Professionals. See below for further
information.
ACT FOR INDIVIDUAL 1 TO 1 WORK
In sessions you will learn new skills which will help you improve your
quality and enjoyment of life. You will form new habits and ways of being that
will enable you to be resilient when you encounter the stresses and challenges
that life will inevitably throw at you. It will help you understand who
you truly are in your heart, what is important to you and how you want to show
up in your life so you have a clear purpose and direction as you go
forward.
Objectives
Create a bespoke toolkit so you can create new habits and behaviours
Enable self-acceptance and (re)connection with self
Understand and harness the power of your personal values
Enable self-value and responsibility
Understand your passion and purpose
Create goals for your future and an action plan to make them happen.
Core Elements of 1 to 1 ACT Therapy Sessions
There are six core processes of ACT which we will explore during our
sessions.
Acceptance: Be emotionally open without clinging or avoiding.
Defusion: Notice what you’re thinking, take what’s useful and leave
the rest.
Present Moment: Bring your attention to the present moment in a way
that’s flexible, fluid and voluntary. Having the ability to switch off from
living on auto-pilot to fully engage.
Values: Work out how you want to show up in your life. Be true to what
is in your heart and bring meaning and purpose into your life. Values are the
qualities you want to reveal in your life moments.
Committed Action: Choose to build habits around what brings your life
meaning and purpose.
Self As Context: Awareness of your true consistent inner self. The
spark that makes you the individual unique person that you are.
I offer an initial FREE no-obligation discovery call to explore whether we could be a good team to get you moving toward what you want.
ACT FOR COACHES / THERAPISTS / HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN GROUPS
I run an online ACT Peer Practice Group every 2 weeks on a Wednesday at 5pm (UK time), and these are listed on the MindFreeks Calendar.
Objective
The event is for Practitioners to come together and practice using ACT tools and techniques as well as using ACT 'language'. ACT is a 'doing' therapy, rather than just talking, so being able to practice the experiential exercises is really helpful, helping the Practitioner build competency and confidence.
The event is open to any Coach / Therapist / Health Professional who wants to incorporate ACT into their work helping others, so will be attended by others outside this community.
Contact Me
For more information about any of the above, please either send me a message or email me at pausereflectgrow@gmail.com. For more information about me and what I do, you can head over to my website www.pausereflectgrow.co.uk
COLLABORATION
Connections
MindFreeks is a collaborative platform that encourages collaboration between practitioners. As such, practitioners work together, continue growing with each other, are mentoring each other and continue learning. Here is a list of other practitioners that are vouching for Annette Shaw:
Annette is not only an amazing coach, but also an inspiring, consistent, authentic, compassionate woman. I've known Annette for a few years now, and upon our first connection I knew that what you see is what you get. She listens, she’s open, she creates the space for you to explore, and experiment with what is best for you, knowing We have both grown over these last couple of years, and my journey has been enriched by having Annette as a friend, mentee, peer, coach and confidante. Working with, and alongside her in many collaborations Annette is always, insightful, supportive, caring and empowering. She listens, she’s open, she creates the space for you to explore, and experiment with what is best for you. I would highly recommend working with Annette.
I had the chance to be coached by Annette and she is such an experienced coach. She helped me with my anxiety and I was able to calm the noisy mind of mine. She uses different techniques (life-coaching, ACT model, etc) and she was able to teach me some cool ways to focus on my daily tasks and cope with the internal and external stress. Highly recommended
Annette has a warm, kind, honest and unique personality which is reflected in her coaching style. I have had the honour of being coached by Annette, experience and learn from her wisdom. I have discovered more about myself and understand my thoughs and emotions a lot better thanks to her guidance.I strongly recommend you to work together with Annette and change your life!
More than a fantastic, calm, logical, compassionate coach with not only a listening ear but a very open and embracing heart. Annette is an amazing lady. She is always there for everybody, works with people in dire situations through charities and takes every person's life serious and treats people with full respect and care. Next to her great empathetic and rational skills, she is incredibly creative, visualizing the most amazing metaphors which are then transformed into coaching tools which she then generously shares with her coaching communities. I am very lucky to not only have been coached by Annette but having built a warm friendship with Annette.
Annette is a fantastic coach, equipped with loads of new exciting tools up her sleeve:) I feel listened to and safe to explore myself when working with her. She gives me space to be silent sometimes & gather my thoughts. Start working with Annette and you'll leave a session with her feeling empowered and light. She will make you laugh when needed and inspired to take action!